The real one is made out of Liquid Paper.

Too much, in fact.

I think there was still some simplifying going on there when it comes to saying there are about 50 people involved. At a big venue like the Chicago Theater in a major union town, they probably have to have 50 people just for venue staff (stagehands, Teamsters, ushers, security, house lighting, concessions,…

Wait, you mean this wasn't an interview with Bill Irwin, AKA Mr. Noodle?

And when they have a plot about something the family can't afford, they commit to it. I think they had a full season with a hole in the kitchen where their broken-down dishwasher used to be because they couldn't afford to get another one right away. It wasn't something they constantly commented on… it was just…

The other reason is that basic products whose production has been offshored for years are now dirt-cheap, relative to inflation. No one today thinks of a ball-point pen as an investment. An average refrigerator in the early 70s cost the 2016 equivalent of almost $4,000, which is why you can watch old game shows and…

Any essay on this topic that fails to devote at least a full paragraph to The Middle is not worth my time.

Does a "New York Times think piece" qualify as "Internet"?

Don't get Mads, get glad!

Mostly because he hated all his bosses.

Cosell as the progressive, Ali-respecting philosopher is a relatively recent bit of revisionism.

Originally Gene had a lavalier mic and only used the stick during Super Match for the standing contestants. But that meant he constantly had a wire coming out of his pants, and he apparently preferred holding a mic all the time to that.

Whenever Scoey Mitchlll appears, brace yourself for racial asides from a couple of the white panelists.

I thought Tattletales was much better than The Newlywed Game in that respect. It wasn't openly trying to mock its contestants (particularly the women), and Convy wasn't smarmy like Eubanks.

Which is why he promoted his daughter-in-law.

You weren't impressed with the original first-week chemistry of Michael Landon, Anita Gillette and Jack Klugman?

Furthermore, TV execs don't trust having any game show in prime time unless it is constantly active and full of "surprises," so you can be assured they will edit the hell out of this show and remove any semblance of spontaneity.

I love, love, love this set you've built. It's like Atlantic City took a giant crap, and out came the 4th of July!

The card says "moops."

Wait'll they see Darryl Hammond playing Jesse Jackson.